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drudgeryhard, menial, or dull work that is done reluctantly

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: hard, menial, or dull work that is done reluctantly

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdrʌdʒəri/

Korean meaning: 지루하고 힘든 단조로운 일, 고역

Korean pronunciation: **드**러져리

Example Sentences

  • Thanks to the dishwasher, kitchen cleanup is no longer pure drudgery.
  • He turned his boring data entry job into less of a drudgery by listening to podcasts.
  • My robot vacuum has freed me from the drudgery of sweeping floors every day.

drudgery

NOUN

//ˈdrʌdʒəri//

hard, menial, or dull work that is done reluctantly

drudgery concept
💡 Concept

hard, menial, or dull work that is done reluctantly

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🎵 Rhyme

Turn your drudgery into playful fudgery!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdrʌdʒəri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdrʌdʒəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootdrudge
Suffix--ery

Origin

14세기 프랑스어 'drugerie'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 '무거운 일'을 뜻했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 지루하고 반복적인 일의 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

grudgeryfudgerybudgery
grudgery
fudgery
budgery

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📝Examples

Thanks to the dishwasher, kitchen cleanup is no longer pure drudgery.

He turned his boring data entry job into less of a drudgery by listening to podcasts.

😄 Fun example

My robot vacuum has freed me from the drudgery of sweeping floors every day.

She found gardening therapeutic rather than drudgery, unlike her husband.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

toillaborgrindslogchore

Antonyms

pleasureenjoymentfun

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